4 Signs You Need To Quit Your Job

But if you dread going in and
you're constantly bored, it may be time to start looking for a
position elsewhere.

In a
recent LinkedIn post, Robert O'keane, an international search
consultant for Charles Francis Cooper, writes that if we ignore
the signs that we've outgrown our jobs, "we run the risk of
living our life in a stale career or beingforcedto move on."

Here are four warning signs
that it's time to get out:

1. You feel like you can't
win.

If you find your role has become confusing, or that people in
senior management situations give conflicting feedback, you may
want to start thinking about your next move. "No one wants to be
stuck in a situation where they can't win and if a job makes you
feel like this why not look at moving on?" O'keane
asks. Your job should make you feel exhilarated and
challenged, he says. "Like you are succeeding in something rather
than like you are fighting a losing battle and not achieving
anything."

2. You've lost
interest.

O'keane says your job should keep you challenged
and engaged, but if you're mentally checked out when you should
be working, it's probably not a good fit anymore. "It's important
that your job pushes you and keeps you interested," he says. If
your current position doesn't motivate you, it might be time to
look for one that does.

It should also be fun, he says. "You
should laugh at work and enjoy your time there. If you find that
[it has become] less and less enjoyable, then maybe a change of
scenery is what you need."

3. You question every
move.

Everyone makes mistakes from time to time, but
if you second guess every decision you make at work, your job is
likely creating more anxiety than it's worth, O'keane says. "When
you get to the stage where you are doubting what you're saying
and you're wondering whether people around the table will agree
with you, move on," he says. You should be confident at work; not
perpetually nervous.

4. You dread going to
work.

If you never enjoy yourself at the office or
dread returning to work after the weekend, something's missing
from your career. Work doesn't have to be the most exciting
component of your life, but if there's absolutely
nothing you look forward to, consider looking elsewhere.
"If you find that your time at work is becoming less and less
enjoyable, then maybe a change of scenery is what you need,"
O'keane says.